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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union

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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.

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May 12, 2024
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voting on whether to join UAW
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May 14, 2024
Mercedes in Alabama to learn if they will join US union
Headline from Digital Journal ·
May 17, 2024Newest
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union
Headline from 6ABC Philadelphia ·

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Forbes
UAW Hopes To Expand Its Ranks As Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Vote On Union Membership (opens Forbes)
Published May 11, 2024
Forbes's feed description
More than 5,000 workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama begin voting Monday on whether or not to join the United Auto Workers.
NPR
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama begin union vote amid pressure from all sides (opens NPR)
Published May 12, 2024
NPR's feed description
Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.
CBS News
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voting on whether to join UAW (opens CBS News)
Published May 12, 2024
CBS News's feed description
The UAW is looking to add to its recent win in the South, where nonunion workforces appeal to foreign automakers.
The Guardian
Mercedes workers in Alabama face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election (opens The Guardian)
Published May 12, 2024
The Guardian's feed description
United Auto Workers union sees two of German-owned carmaker’s plants as key in effort to unionize industry in southern US
France 24
Mercedes workers in Alabama to vote whether to join US union (opens France 24)
Published May 12, 2024
France 24's feed description
The US auto workers union's drive to organize auto plants in the southern United States faces a second test this week at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama following a triumph last month.
NBC News
U.S. autoworkers union seeks tough victory at Mercedes plant in Alabama (opens NBC News)
Published May 12, 2024
NBC News's feed description
Workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama began voting Monday on whether to join the United Auto Workers union, a significant test of whether the labor group can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union American South.
ABC 7 San Francisco
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting to join the UAW. Here's what's at stake. (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published May 13, 2024
ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description
Vote comes a month after the UAW unionized its first auto plant in the South.
Christian Science Monitor
With vote at Alabama plant, UAW challenges South’s anti-union tilt (opens Christian Science Monitor)
Published May 13, 2024
Christian Science Monitor's feed description
If Mercedes employees in Alabama vote to join the United Auto Workers, it may signal a power shift in America’s most union-resistant region.
Newsweek
Mercedes accused of "tricks" in bid to stop Alabama unionization (opens Newsweek)
Published May 13, 2024
Newsweek's feed description
Mercedes employees in Alabama will vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers Union this week.
CBS News
Mercedes-Benz workers cast final votes in high-stakes UAW election (opens CBS News)
Published May 16, 2024
CBS News's feed description
Alabama Mercedes employees are voting on whether to join the labor group as the United Auto Workers barrels into union-averse Southern states.
New York Post
Mercedes workers at Alabama plant vote to reject unionization in setback for UAW (opens New York Post)
Published May 16, 2024
New York Post's feed description
The United Auto Workers suffered a disappointing loss at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama on Friday, a setback for the union's plans to achieve broader gains in the South after winning a deal at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant in April.
Wyoming Public Media
Mercedes workers vote no to union, putting the brakes on UAW's march South (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published May 16, 2024
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up.
NBC News
UAW loses Alabama union vote seen as bellwether for organizing autoworkers in the South (opens NBC News)
Published May 16, 2024
NBC News's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories in Alabama have voted against joining the United Auto Workers, the largest autoworkers union in the U.S., a blow to an effort to strengthen the presence of organized labor in the South.
6ABC Philadelphia
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote 'no' to joining union (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)
Published May 17, 2024
6ABC Philadelphia's feed description
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.
Fox2 Detroit
UAW: Workers at Mercedes plant in Alabama vote against unionizing (opens Fox2 Detroit)
Published May 16, 2024
Fox2 Detroit's feed description
Employees voted 56% against the union, according to unofficial totals from the UAW.
Kokomo Tribune
Alabama Mercedes employees overwhelmingly vote against joining union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens Kokomo Tribune)
Published May 16, 2024
Kokomo Tribune's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers. The union lost by a vote of 2,642 to 2,045 in results released
New York Times
Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union (opens New York Times)
Published May 16, 2024
New York Times's feed description
The election, fiercely opposed by the state’s political leaders, was seen as a test of the United Automobile Workers’ ability to unionize factories in the South.
The Cullman Times
Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56% against union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens The Cullman Times)
Published May 16, 2024
The Cullman Times's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, have voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers. The results released Friday by the UAW dealt a setback to the union’s
Digital Journal
Mercedes in Alabama to learn if they will join US union (opens Digital Journal)
Published May 16, 2024
Digital Journal's feed description
Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama business are expected to learn Friday if they will shift into a union shop, following a contentious
The Boston Globe
Employees at Alabama Mercedes plants vote 56 percent against union, slowing UAW effort in South (opens The Boston Globe)
Published May 16, 2024
The Boston Globe's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South.
NBC10 Philadelphia
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against UAW union membership (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published May 16, 2024
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
The results are a blow to the UAW’s organizing efforts a month after the Detroit union won an organizing drive of Volkswagen plant workers in Tennessee.
ABC 30 Fresno
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW (opens ABC 30 Fresno)
Published May 16, 2024
ABC 30 Fresno's feed description
Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to the union's expansion in the South.
WFMZ Allentown
Workers at 2 Mercedes plants in Alabama are voting against joining a union early in the vote count (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published May 16, 2024
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are voting against joining the United Auto Workers union in early ballot counts, in a test of the UAW’s ambitious plan to
Forbes
Alabama Mercedes-Benz Workers Reject UAW (opens Forbes)
Published May 16, 2024
Forbes's feed description
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers Union.
Fortune
UAW's southern strategy falls short as Mercedes workers in Alabama reject union (opens Fortune)
Published May 16, 2024
Fortune's feed description
The defeat in two plants near Tuscaloosa comes a month after the UAW scored a breakthrough victory in a Tennessee VW facility.

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